The Rest Between Chapters

Embracing the in-between as a space of restoration, not uncertainty

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There’s a space many of us try to avoid —

The space after the letting go,

But before the clarity.

It’s the middle.

The pause.

The unknown.

In our lives, our work, and even our identities, we’re often asked to release what’s no longer aligned — but we’re rarely taught how to be with the in-between.

That soft, foggy space where things haven’t quite come into focus.

Where you don’t yet know what’s next — and you’re not meant to.

But here’s the truth:

This is where restoration happens.

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The Liminal is Not a Lack

So many practitioners feel pressure to be “in motion” all the time.

To have answers. To know what’s coming. To keep momentum.

But in restorative practice — and in nature — healing often happens in the invisible stretch between visible changes.

This is where roots deepen.

Where nervous systems regulate.

Where breath slows.

Where new alignment has time to take form.

The in-between isn’t an interruption.

It’s part of the rhythm.

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Why We Resist the Pause

We’re conditioned to believe that clarity equals control.

That uncertainty is dangerous.

That if we’re not doing something, we’re falling behind.

But living in rhythm means learning to trust the spaces between cycles:

• Between busy seasons and quiet ones

• Between grief and joy

• Between what ended and what’s emerging

This space is not empty.

It’s fertile.

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Resting in the In-Between

What if the next right thing isn’t a decision — but a deep breath?

What if this season is asking you to:

• Loosen your grip on the outcome

• Reconnect with what it feels like to not know

• Listen for subtler cues — body, breath, nature, dreams

• Let something gestate, without rushing it into visibility

Not everything that is becoming has to be named right away.

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For Free Readers

Reflection Questions:

• Where in your life or practice do you feel “in between”?

• What would it feel like to let that be okay?

• How might this be a sacred pause, rather than a stuck place?

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Paid Subscribers: Going Deeper

In this week’s subscriber-only section, I’ll share:

A personal story of navigating the in-between space after a major pivot

A seasonal “Between Chapters” ritual + writing prompts for practitioners

How to schedule “threshold time” into your calendar — to pause between cycles instead of rushing into reinvention

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Closing Note

You don’t have to rush into the next thing.

You don’t need to explain the pause.

You don’t have to be clear to be wise.

This, too, is sacred ground.

The rest between chapters is where you become more fully yourself.

—The Restorative Edge